SUVs are not just vehicles you use to get across a muddy field, they are lifestyle choices for people to promote their wealth and power, showing the world they are well of and are not afraid of the ostentatious.
The Range Rover shows the world you're a football player. The Porsche Cayenne shows that you're a bit of a snob. But perhaps the most ostentatious is the X6, which tells people you care about looking good more than your rear passengers.
BMW took a huge gamble by launching the X6 and it payed off. Now, they are getting ready to launch a whole new generation, based on the same platform as the new X5. We caught up with the second generation X6 at the Nurburgring and brought you this video to show exactly how dynamic it is, cornering flat and powering out of corners using its big V8 (we think it's the 50i prototype) engine.
Let's not forget that besides the improved dynamics, the new X6 will also have improved interior qualtity and safety. The small things will add up to make this a much better car.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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